Police officers stopped the defendant in a Ford Mondeo on the A34 at 9.30pm on July 7 but gave a false name before being arrested.

Caroline Morris, prosecuting, said: “He was taken to a private room for a drugs search and he said ‘I will get if for you’ and pulled out packages from his underwear and shoe and told them it was cocaine.

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“In custody he gave his correct details. He also had £350 on his person. In interview he said he was in the area to see friends from Albania. He denied dealing drugs and said he had bought them from a man in Hanley. He said the cash was proceeds of gambling.”